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Re: SPAWN command blocked in 5.3.1 [message #33612]

Tue, 14 January 2003 06:14

hieninger
Messages: 9
Registered: December 2002

Junior Member

Hi Ben,

> I use spawn quite a bit (way too much) for creating directories,
> copying files, etc on Windows. It works in the situation because the
> computer is married to a sonar instrument closely intergated with
> Windows. I have used SPAWN successfully in this situation in IDL
> versions 5.2 through 5.5.
>
>
> The follwing works for me using IDL 5.3.1 on Win 98 2ed
>
> ** Structure !VERSION, 5 tags, length=40:
> ARCH STRING 'x86'
> OS STRING 'Win32'
> OS_FAMILY STRING 'Windows'
> RELEASE STRING '5.3.1'
> BUILD_DATE STRING 'Feb 23 2000'
> IDL> spawn, 'start netscape'

this is what I call an adequate answer!
Thanks a lot.

> I don't want to suggest the obvious,

you did... ;-))

( but who knows, or as a Teacher of mine always says 99% of
all errors are caused by cable problems )

> as if you hadn't thought of it
> already, but have tested your spawned command directly at the MSDOS
> prompt?

I tried
c:\full\path\to\netscape.exe
%comspec%
c:\command.com
both on MSDOS prompt --> ok
and on IDL prompt/Application --> *n*ok

> If it works there but not when you use the IDL 'SPAWN'
> command, then you have a case for Tech Support at RSI.
>
> Good luck,

seems that I could nead a proper dose of...

> Ben
>
Thanks again,

Harro

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		Re: SPAWN command blocked in 5.3.1 By: hieninger on Tue, 14 January 2003 06:14
		Re: SPAWN command blocked in 5.3.1 By: btupper on Tue, 14 January 2003 05:31
		Re: SPAWN command blocked in 5.3.1 By: hieninger on Tue, 14 January 2003 04:19
		Re: SPAWN command blocked in 5.3.1 By: hieninger on Tue, 14 January 2003 04:14
		Re: SPAWN command blocked in 5.3.1 By: Craig Markwardt on Mon, 13 January 2003 20:32
		Re: SPAWN command blocked in 5.3.1 By: wmconnolley on Mon, 13 January 2003 10:40
		Re: SPAWN command blocked in 5.3.1 By: Harro Uwe Hieninger on Mon, 13 January 2003 04:24
		Re: SPAWN command blocked in 5.3.1 By: wmconnolley on Mon, 13 January 2003 01:27
		Re: SPAWN command blocked in 5.3.1 By: A. D. & J.C. Cool on Sun, 12 January 2003 15:25

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